Gekko’s pro VALORANT debut produces mixed result even in the hands of one of the world’s best players

Gekko, VALORANT‘s newest agent and initiator, finally made his official pro debut today during a top-tier match in the VALORANT Champions Tour. But even in the hands of one of the top players in the world on one of the best teams, he failed to live up to expectations.

To kick off the VCT EMEA season, one of the league’s potential contenders in NAVI opted to break out Gekko on their opening pick of Ascent, a map that’s been a longtime favorite of theirs. They even put Andrey “Shao” Kiprsky, one of the standout players from VCT LOCK//IN, on the new initiator, but they ran into a number of problems.